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Leonardo Hotels UK & Ireland | Formerly Jurys Inn

MEETINGS & EVENTS EXECUTIVE

London Full-Time 30000 - 42000 £ / year (est.) No home office possible

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At a Glance

Tasks: As a Meetings & Events Executive, you'll manage enquiries and create proposals for exciting events.
Company: Join The Dilly, a vibrant hotel in the heart of London, part of the Fattal Hotels Group.
Benefits: Enjoy perks like special hotel rates, free lunches, and a recognition scheme for your fabulous self!
Why this job: Be part of a dynamic team that values your personality and offers clear career progression.
Qualifications: A passion for hospitality and excellent customer service skills are essential.
Other info: Located near Piccadilly Circus, this role offers a fun, friendly work environment with regular celebrations.

The predicted salary is between 30000 - 42000 £ per year.

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Be Yourself – Be a Bold Team Player – Be Dilly
As a Meetings & Events (M&E) Executive you’ll be making all the difference to the business, so we want you to bring your dynamic personality to work with you every day. Take a deep breath because you’ll be stepping into a busy role!
If You’re Our Ideal M&E Executive, You Will

Be yourself!
Produce proposals for all M&E enquiries in line with customer requests
Develop strong client relationships to increase enquiries and business opportunities
Gather feedback from clients – we love repeat business!
Produce contracts and issue invoices to customers
Have a genuine passion for hospitality and delivering first-class customer service

Key Responsibilities

Process all incoming Meeting & Events enquires ensuring they are dealt with and processed in line with individual agent and company time frames.
Produce proposals for all enquires ensuring there is sufficient detail which is in line with the spec of each event.
Increase conversion of enquiries by developing client relationships and maximizing sales leads
Use the provided demand calendar and pricing structure when quoting for all enquires.
Liaise with M&E Enquiry Team Manager and Pro Active sales on all high value enquiries.
Arrange and conduct site inspections ensuring the inspections are fulfilled professionally, efficiently and effectively and mirror the requirements of the visiting client
Produce, issue and chase the return of contracts for events.
Work with M&E Enquiry Team Manager to ensure revenue targets are achieved.
Ensure Sales & Catering/Opera are updated with accurate and relevant information ensuring all revenue is loaded in line with event contract and final detail requirements.
Arrange and conduct final details meeting/calls with organiser prior to event. Ensuring they are fulfilled professionally, efficiently and effectively and mirror the requirements of the visiting client
Produce function sheets for all events ensuring all necessary detail is noted
Ensure all rooming list details and requirements are gathered.
Arrange post event debrief for all clients on the last day of their event, ensuring debrief contains discussion regarding future requirements/rebook and completion of venue verdict feedback form which will be issued by email post event.
Identify new sales leads, chase and secure the lead with the guidance of the Sales Manager.
Knowledge of competitor set facilities and offering to be up to date at all times.

Why come join us?
We look after our colleagues just as well as we look after our guests. Once you’re part of the team, you’re part of the Leonardo community. We have support on tap, so expect top-notch L&D programmes, practical training and clear progression within our vibrant and dynamic team.
Our Story
Built on decades of hotelier know-how, we are part of the Fattal Hotels Group, which operates over 230 hotels across Europe and Israel. We look after over 50 hotels across the UK & Ireland and have plans for major expansion over the next few years’; there’s never been a more exciting time to join us!
Some Of The Perks You Could Enjoy Include

Special rates on Leonardo Hotel rooms across the UK & Europe: get planning that city break you’ve been dreaming of!
Company-wide recognition scheme: for being your fabulous self, you could earn vouchers to spend on a wide range of high street shops
Free hot lunches in the employee canteen
Talent referral scheme: earn yourself a bonus for recommending a friend to join us
We love to get together and celebrate: we regularly host Thank You Week (your hotel could have anything from ice cream trucks to pizza parties) and every year we get dressed up in our fanciest threads to host our Employee Awards Celebration
The important stuff: access to the Company Pension Scheme, Life Assurance and Wellbeing Support
Ongoing job-related training programmes with clear paths for progression

About The Dilly, A Leonardo Royal Hotel
The Dilly on Piccadilly is in the heart of the action. We bring you the best of London\’s essence in our local cuisine, upbeat vibe and style. Bringing together luxury and history, The Dilly is one of London\’s finest hotels and once even had the patronage of King George V!
We are located in the beating heart of Piccadilly, directly up from Piccadilly Circus. Just a two minute walk from the Tube station, you can’t miss us. We are well connected with local cab companies and can arrange airport transfers from all the London airports, just let us know in advance.
About Leonardo Hotels
At Leonardo Hotels, our vision is very simple: to be the first choice for everyone who values genuine hospitality.
Built on decades of hotelier know-how, we are part of the Fattal Hotels Group, which operates over 230 hotels across Europe and Israel. We look after over 50 hotels here in the UK & Ireland, and have come a long way since we opened our first hotel in Ireland back in 1993! With approximately 4,000 employees and multiple brands we are a dynamic, innovative and fast-growing company.
As an employer we put a big emphasis on career development and as a rule we recruit our operations team members for personality- it is all about how you interact with others and how you can demonstrate our values: Consistent, Friendly, Genuine, Positive and Willing
At Leonardo Hotels each and every team member is individually valued and respected for who you are. All careers within our hotels offer customer interaction, a great deal of variety, and a fun and friendly working environment. We strive to make all of our hotels great places to work, and get our teams involved in activities such as summer barbecues, Christmas parties, Thank You Week and birthday celebrations!
We also offer excellent employee benefits, including huge discounts on overnight stays at our hotels as well as performance-based rewards via our Leo Points system- these range from vouchers to a well-deserved day off!

Seniority level

Seniority level

Not Applicable

Employment type

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Job function

Management and Manufacturing
Industries

Hospitality

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